Public Affairs
Undergraduate Degree Requirements
Students need to verify their requirements with their advisors.
Public Affairs Major (37 Credits Total)
Core Requirements (22 Credits)___PolS 442 Leadership Skills for Public Mgrs[M]
___PolS 300 The American Constitution
___PolS 316 American Public Policy
___PolS 340 Intro to Public Administration
___PolS 432 Comparative Public Policy [M]
___Soc 320 Intro to Social Research
___Soc 321 Quantitative Techniques
Choose One of the Following Three Concentrations
Public Policy and Politics (15 Total Credits)
Two or more classes:___PolS 416 Policy Analysis
___PolS 417 Voting and Elections
___PolS 420 Political Parties and Interest Groups
___PolS 497 WA State Leg Internship (6 credits max)
Electives:
___Hist 409 American Environmental History [T]
___Hist 415 Jefferson/Jacksonian America
___Hist 418 US, 1914-1945
___Hist 419 US, 1941-present
___PolS 305 Gender and Politics [S]
___PolS 314 Nat States and Global Challenges
___PolS 317 Media and Politics
___PolS 400 Political Science Issues
___PolS 404 The Judicial Process [M]
___PolS 410 Am Indian Sov and Fed Indian Law
___PolS 427 US Foreign Relations [M]
___PolS 430 Pol of Nat Resources and Env Policy [T]
___PolS 448 Urban Politics and Policy
___PolS 450 Congressional Politics [M]
___PolS xxx Environmental Law and Policy
___PolS 497 Pol Sci Internship (3 credits max*)
___Soc 332 Society and Environment [M]
___Soc 340 Social Inequality [S,D]
___Soc 384 Sociology of Gender [S,D]
___Soc 480 Sociology of Race Relations
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* Not in addition to WA State Internship
Public Administration and Management
Two or more classes (6 credits):___PolS 443 Administrative Jurisprudence
___PolS 445 Public Personnel Administration
___PolS 446 Public Budgeting [M]
Electives:
___Hist 415 Jefferson/Jacksonian America
___Hist 418 US, 1914-1945
___MgtOp 301 Principles of Mgt & Organization
___MgtOp 450 Personnel & Human Resource Mgt
___MgtOp 485 Seminar in Negotiations
___MgtOp 487 Business Ethics
___PolS 305 Gender and Politics [S]
___PolS 400 Political Science Issues
___PolS 447 Comparative Public Administration [M]
___PolS 450 Congressional Politics [M]
___PolS 497 Political Science Internship (3 credits max)
___Soc 343 Sociology of Prof & Occupations [S,D]
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Justice Studies (15 Credits Total)
Two or more classes:
___Crm J 320 Criminal Law
___Crm J 330 Crime Control Policies
___PolS 402 Civil Liberties
One or more required:
___Crm J 365 Juvenile Justice and Corrections
___Soc 360 Theories of Deviance [S]
___Soc 361 Criminology [M]
___Soc 362 Juvenile Delinquency [S,D]
Electives:
___Crm J 370 Introduction to Policing in America
___Crm J 381 Crime, Justice and the Movies
___Crm J 400 Issues in the Administration of CJ
___Crm J 403 Violence Toward Women [T]
___Crm J 405 Comparative CJ Systems[M]
___Crm J 420 Law of Evidence & Crime Pro [M]
___Crm J 424 Community Corrections
___Crm J 490 Criminal Justice Internship (3 credits max)
___PolS 404 The Judicial Process [M]
___Soc 340 Social Inequality [S,D]
___Soc 361 Criminology
___Soc 365 Problems of Alcohol Addiction/Abuse
___Soc 461 Corrections [S,D]
___Soc 380 Sociology of Race Relations
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Formal Minors/Certificates:
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